avatarEsther Spurrill-Jones

Summary

The webpage content is a call to unity, resilience, and celebration within the LGBTQ+ community, using poetry and art to convey messages of strength, joy, and defiance.

Abstract

The website features a poem titled "One Roar," which serves as a rallying cry for the LGBTQ+ community. It speaks of marching, dancing, and fighting with joy to overcome adversity and prejudice. The poem emphasizes the community's collective power and the importance of music and unity in their fight for acceptance and equality. Accompanying images by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay illustrate the spirit of the poem. The site also includes a call for submissions of artist interviews, reviews of queer-focused art, and stories about art and artists, as well as links to related stories and a writing prompt titled "Roar With Fierce Joy."

Opinions

  • The author expresses a strong sense of community and solidarity among LGBTQ+ individuals, suggesting that their collective strength is derived from unity and shared experiences.
  • There is a clear message of resistance against oppression and a refusal to be silenced or marginalized, indicated by the lines "We will not give up, give in."
  • The poem conveys a sense of hope and determination, with the community prepared to fight for their rights and recognition.
  • The author views the act of creating and appreciating art as a form of activism and a means of expressing the LGBTQ+ community's identity and struggles.
  • The website's content suggests that joy and artistic expression are powerful tools in the face of adversity, encouraging the community to "roar with fierce joy."

One Roar

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

We will march and dance and roar Until the walls fall down. We will fight for this is war, And we will win the crown.

Fling the doors and gates open And let the music play. Every promise yes amen For every single gay.

We will not give up, give in, Our strength found in our joy. You may call us evil, sin, But we are not your foe.

You can join us in our song, Prepare the way of hope. One voice, one body, we are strong: One roar from one mass throat.

This story is a response to Prism & Pen’s writing prompt Roar With Fierce Joy

Alert! We now accept artist interviews and reviews (book, film, music, etc) of queer-focused art, and stories about art and artists.

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